Definitions For Pawn

noun

  • Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
  • (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
  • A person used by another to gain an end
  • An article deposited as security
  • To give (something that you own) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money

verb

  • Leave as a guarantee in return for money

Is Pawns a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Pawn is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Pawn in a Sentence

  • She was forced to pawn her diamond ring.
  • He pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt

Synonyms for Pawn

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